SAIPA argues against scrapping maths

The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) has expressed its concern about the proposed amendment to repeal the compulsory offering of accounting with mathematics. The Department of Basic Education published a notice on 21 July in the Government...
AI set to impact everyone

AI set to impact everyone

Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to have a massive impact on our daily lives — from enabling hyper-personalisation to saving huge amounts of time on routine tasks, new tools will fundamentally shift the way we interact with technology. These are among the...
Flexibility key for businesswomen

Flexibility key for businesswomen

One of the main reasons that women leave the corporate world to start their own businesses is the idea of having more flexibility to manage family and household responsibilities. In “The Hidden Factors: SA Women in Business” research report by the Sage...

Open access fibre a right for SA users

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) believes consumers should be free to choose who they buy Internet access or data from and notes that this is in line with government policy. But this is not always the reality. In October 2016,...

Threats raise the bar for IT security

IT security can no longer be an afterthought as the digital economy accelerates and consumers and organisations become increasingly interconnected. “Security is now the foundation on which solutions must be built,” says Clinton Jacobs, senior analyst at...

BT, Dell EMC partner on SDN research

BT and Dell EMC have announced a research collaboration dedicated to exploring a new way of managing network traffic. The proof-of-concept trial, which is taking place at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Suffolk, will explore how disaggregated switching can create...